TikTok Enforces Guided Meditation for Teens After 10PM
Thursday, May 15, 2025, 7:20 pm
TikTok has officially enabled a guided meditation feature for all users under 18 once the clock strikes 10PM, aiming to foster better sleep habits among its younger crowd. While some applaud the initiative, others can’t help but roll their eyes at another grand experiment in digital babysitting.
TikTok is launching in-app guided meditation and other well-being features aimed at young users, amid concerns about the platforms impacts on mental health.
TikTok recently began experimenting with an in-app meditation feature that encouraged teens to "wind down" after 10PM. Now, the company is making the feature official for all users and turning it on by default for all teens under the age of 18. With the change, teens will hit a full-screen "guided…
TikTok will interrupt teens’ feeds with guided meditation after 10PM. The platform has been testing the feature with a “wind down” prompt, but now it’ll show the notification with guided meditation by default to all users under 18. TikTok’s wind-down prompt initially only played calming music to…
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